Nokia’s Lumia 920 coming exclusively to AT&T in November

But don't lose hope: a versioning loophole may get Verizon its own model.

The Lumia 920 ties the knot with AT&T, but its evil CDMA twin may crop up on other carriers.

AT&T will carry both of Nokia's upcoming Windows Phone 8 devices, the company announced in a press release Thursday. The higher-end device of the two, the Lumia 920, appears to be exclusive to the carrier.

Microsoft and Nokia jointly announced the Lumia 820 and 920 at a press event in New York in September, but failed to commit to either a price point or release date. Judging by this release, all parties involved will continue to trickle actual information out as slowly as possible—AT&T is a committed carrier and states that both phones will be "made available" in November, again without attached price points.

The AT&T release states that the Lumia 920 is "exclusive to [AT&T] customers," which suggests that the Lumia 820 will appear on other carriers. This meshes with plausible rumors that a Verizon-compatible version of the Lumia 820, called the Lumia 822, will be available later this year. AT&T's announcement doesn't completely rule out the possibility of seeing a similarly renamed Lumia 920 variant on other carriers, but we wouldn't hold our breath.

By contrast, the other high-profile pair of Windows Phone 8 devices from HTC, the 8X and 8S, have already been announced for AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile, and are confirmed for launch in November.